1. Teresa Dickinson Deputy Government Statistician Statistics New Zealand
He Arotahi Tatauranga: Māori Statistics Framework A tool for indigenous peoples’ development
Teresa Dickinson
Deputy Government Statistician
Statistics New Zealand
October 2014

2. Statistics NZ and Māori information
Statistics NZ role
Responsibility to work with Māori
Partnership / ‘Active’ protection / Participation
What do we do?
Develop products and Services
Forge Relationships

3. Expectations of relationship
Data about Māori
Data for Māori
Data about Māori
Data for Māori

4. Māori well-being

6. He Arotahi Tatauranga Dimension Topic Te ao Māori
Dimension
Topic
Te ao Māori
Human resource potential
Empowerment and enablement
Economic self-determination
Social capability
Environmental sustainability
Māori language (te reo) is an intrinsic part of what it means to be Māori
Human resource potential for use/transmission of Māori language
Acknowledgement of status of Māori language as official language
Economic value/use of Māori language
Māori language (te reo) is an important means and measure of social connectedness among Māori
Māori language
Māori knowledge
Māori knowledge is an intrinsic part of what it means to be Māori
Human resource potential for use/transmission of Māori knowledge
Recognition of tino rangatiratanga under Treaty of Waitangi
Traditional Māori knowledge applied to economic development (eg traditional medicines)
Māori knowledge defines social interaction between Māori
Māori knowledge encompasses the preservation of resources for current and future generations
Marae
The marae is a defining characteristic of what it means to be Māori.
The marae is a place to develop human resource potential
The use of marae in decision-making
The use of marae for economic development
Marae play an important role in Māori social capability
Wāhi taonga
Wāhi taonga are places that are treasured and valued by Māori
Understanding wāhi taonga concepts
Control and use of wāhi taonga
Economic value placed on wāhi taonga
Wider societal connections around wāhi taonga
Wāhi taonga need to be sustained for future generations
Wāhi tapu
Wāhi tapu are sites that have significance in what it means to be Māori
Understanding of concepts of wāhi tapu
Control and use of wāhi tapu
Economic value placed on wāhi tapu
Wider societal connections around wāhi tapu
Wāhi tapu need to be sustained for future generations
Māori land
Land and access/control of it are important in defining what it means to be Māori
Rights of access and use of Māori land
Ownership and control of Māori land is a means of Māori economic development
Social connections through collective ownership of land
Māori land needs to sustained for use by future generations

7. Te ao Māori: the Māori world

8. Eels – food source of customary importance
Source: e-wikipedia

10. Dimensions Dimension: Environmental sustainability
Environmental sustainability is seen in te ao Māori as meaning guardianship and protection. This dimension recognises the importance of the natural environment and how it provides resources for economic development, and meaning and context for social and cultural development. Sustainability also acknowledges the importance of ensuring that what is used is done so in a way that coming generations can also use the same things to the same degree.
Dimension: Social Capability
Social capability is expressed in the concept of mauri, the life principle. It covers aspects such as the ability, skill, and talent to interact and coordinate with other people and groups to realise goals. It includes related concepts such as social capital and social cohesion.

11. Possible questions
Which wāhi taonga sites are identified and recognised? By whom?
What is the quality of the resource obtained from the wāhi tapu site?
Are natural resources being depleted?
Are damage and destruction of wāhi taonga sites occurring? How is this occurring?
What arrangements /representation do hapū/iwi have over the management, operation, and consents relating to wāhi tapu sites?
What arrangements are there for representation in environmental decision-making around wāhi tapu?
Which hapū/iwi have environmental management plans around wāhi tapu?
What is the central and local government spending on protection and preservation of wāhi tapu?

12. Example measures
Measures of the number of sites containing wāhi taonga by recognition status and process to achieve/not achieve recognition.
Measure of the quality of the resources obtained from wāhi taonga by user perception, type of resource, and use.
Measures of the abundance and quality of taonga species and mahinga kai by location, use over time, and the reasons for any change over time.
Measures of the quality of sites containing wāhi taonga, changes in this quality over time, and the reasons for change in quality.
For the topic of Wāhi tapu (Māōri sacred sites) and the wellbeing dimension of environmental sustainability these generic measures are proposed

13. Conclusion He Arotahi Tatauranga can be used:
by Maori to build their own information management system from a Māori perspective
think statistically about the concepts and topics relevant to Māori development and Maori well-being from a Māori viewpoint
identify what type of measurement(s) would suit
know whether or not indicators already exists that could be used